STRIKES IN BRITAIN

Grey River Argus, 23 September 1943, Page 7

STRIKES IN BRITAIN

SPREADING FURTHER 1 LONDON, Sept. 21. There are on strike in Britain nearly 20,000 workers—about 5000 miners, over 4000 Clydeside shipwrights and between 9000 and 10,000 engineers. In addition 12,000 women employed in a north-east engineering, establishment have given the employers 14 dayT notice, in which to begin negotiations for an equitable grading of workers, fading which they threaten 21 days’ notice to cease work. They ask for the same pay as men for identical work. Miners’ strikes occurred at various pits over such causes as the miners being fined. The Clydesiders are demanding payment on a piecework basis, while about 9000 employees of Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Fur-ness, decided not to resume work until paid the National Tribunal award made last March. After the Aircraft Production Minister (Sh- S. Cripps) addressed a private meeting of 1000 key men of 500 of the largest aircraft factories in Britain, the meeting passed a resolution pledging the industry to devote untiring efforts to provide the R.A.F. and also the Fleet Air Arm, with the greatest output of aircraft within its power.